Hi Simon,
The production is coming along... OK. The mic plot would be very useful, thanks. At the moment, I plan to run all our radio mics into a sub mixer and run the output of this into two channels of the main music mix. I can then keep an overall level on the vox with one hand. The orchestra intend using electronic drums, so the loudest instrument acoustically will be a saxophone. The stage size is increasing exponentially, as the director wants a 6 foot apron, two curved walkways into the audience and cast access to all aisles and gangways. This means that lighting will have to be hall-wide and very tightly contained to avoid a blanket light over the audience.
Can anybody suggest a workable - for that read simple! - lighting scheme for this scenario, please? I want to extend the design colour palette to the whole area, but have never lit in-audience performance before. Short of bringing up the house lights, (LOL), I am not sure of the best way to proceed.
Otherwise, the 130 strong chorus are practising constantly and we have our first full technical production meeting today - 2 months to opening night!
The production is coming along... OK. The mic plot would be very useful, thanks. At the moment, I plan to run all our radio mics into a sub mixer and run the output of this into two channels of the main music mix. I can then keep an overall level on the vox with one hand. The orchestra intend using electronic drums, so the loudest instrument acoustically will be a saxophone. The stage size is increasing exponentially, as the director wants a 6 foot apron, two curved walkways into the audience and cast access to all aisles and gangways. This means that lighting will have to be hall-wide and very tightly contained to avoid a blanket light over the audience.
Can anybody suggest a workable - for that read simple! - lighting scheme for this scenario, please? I want to extend the design colour palette to the whole area, but have never lit in-audience performance before. Short of bringing up the house lights, (LOL), I am not sure of the best way to proceed.
Otherwise, the 130 strong chorus are practising constantly and we have our first full technical production meeting today - 2 months to opening night!